Trouser hanger



Aug. 21, 1945. SkANTHONY 2,382,964 I TROUSER HAN-GER Filed June 10, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I I 'i L M M W W M "m" "m F; i I I "Ml! 7 L jf'fl j.

6' I frzverztr Aug. 21, 1945. s; ANTHONY 2,382,964

TROUSER HANGER Fi ld June 10, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 21, 1945 vOFFICE Applicatiom June-10, 1944; Serial No: 39,609 :4L Gl aims.1 (o1. ars -96) This invention relates tea hanger for=- trousers;

the present application being a continuation-im Serial No:

figuring-marks or impressions on the trouser cufis,

and which is: economical to manufacture:

Further objects Will be apparent froma consideration of the following" description and the accompanyingdrawings,wherein- Fig. 13 is a= plan-view of a-str-ip of sheet ma terial from which the hanger shown in Figst. 2

to 5.is-.made;

2 is. a top hanger; a

Fig. 3% istafront elevationof the hanger shown in.Fig. .2;

plan view of the completed- 'ReferrmgtoFigs. 1- tb the embodimenti sh'own" therein comprises-an elongate strip of coldrolled" sheet-steel I, such as shown in Fig. 1; which is bent along the lines- 2, 3, 4' andi to provideaback plate 6 and a pair-orfrontplates 1 and' 8,

the outer endsof which are integrallyconnected to those of the back plate by V-shapedfend' pieces-Tami 10': Each of the front plates 1 and 8 are less than half the length of the back plate 6 and theirupperedges are spaced from those" of the back plate, whereastheir loweriedges are separated from the lower edge of' the back plateby a relatively-narrow slot thusproviding wedgeshaped pockets II and I2: The innerends Ii-and spaced apart soas toprovide a gapthrough-which liver the front plate} are curved outwardly and the cuff G orlower leg portions of a pair of Fig. 4 is aview s1miIarto-FigJ2, but showingthe cuffs of. a pair of trousersaheld inplace;

Fig. 5 isa transverse sectionthrough the hanger shownlinl ig. 4;

Fig: 6 is. a top. planview. of anotherrembodi mentof the invention; Figs; 7 and 8 are frontand rear spectively,;of thehangershownxin Fig. 6; t

Fig. 9 is, a view similar to Fig. 6, but showing;

thecuffs of a pairsottrousers held by the hanger;

Fig; 10- is. a. transverse "section throughs the:

and 23. formed with rear-wardly extending ends 26 and hangershownrin'l ig. 6.

In: accordance with. the present; invention the: hanger" may beymade of oneonmorestrips: of?

materialbf'suitable stiffness, e.- g., aheavy gauge sheet'steeL; bent cr otherwise shaped so as; to

providej a back plate; and a pair of-frontplates extending from or connected with the back plate. Each of the front plates is less than half as long as the back plate and has its upper edge spaced from the upper edge of the back plate and its lower edge separated from that of the back plate by a narrow slot so as to define an elongate pocket of wedge-shapedicross section. The in: ner ends of the front plates are spaced from each other so as to provide a gap through which the cuffs or lower leg'portions of the trousers may be inserted into the wedge-shaped pockets, thereby elevations; re-

to permit a self-conforming suspension of the be attached to the back plate for supporting the hanger from a rack, bracket or the like.

' trousers may be inserted into the pockets l =1? and I2: Ahook" l6or the like membermay be riveted...

spot welded or otherwise secured to the back plate 6, thereby providing means by which the hangermay be supportedkon a hook or the like.

In using this device approximatelyhalf the width of theloWe-r ends ofthe-trousr legsare first introduced through the gap into oneof the wedge-shaped pockets and thenthe other por-;

tion of the trouser legs are inserted into the" other pocket; after which the trousers are pulleddownwardly toloosely wedge 'the cuffs C into the packets, as shownin l igs. 4-and 5.

The embodiment shown-in-l igs; 6 to lo'issimi lar in i all particulars to that previously prescribed, but isa three-piece construction comprising a backplate 20 formed with a central depressed portion 21 and forwardly bent V-shapedends: 22

A pair of "front plates- 21-. and 25 are t 21 whichlzoverlap the ends 22f and- 23; respectively, these:endsbeingrrigidly secured together in any suitable. manner as by tubular rivets; 28;. The upper and lower edges of the front and rear plates are arranged so as to provide wedgeshaped pockets 30 and 3|, as illustrated in Fig. 6, .and the inner ends of the front plate are spaced to provide a gap as in the previously described embodiment.

A hook 32 is suitably attached to the back plate to provide means by which the hanger may be suspended. The depressed portion 2| serves not only to strengthen the back plate 20, but also to providean enlargement adapted to accommodate the thickened portions of the cuff C adjacent to the seams, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10.;

It will be observed that in each of these embodiments-the cufis C tend to become loosely wedged in the pockets and as the weight of the trousers constantly serves to maintain the wedging action there is no likelihood of the trousers becoming accidentally displaced. Although the trousers may be made of relatively heavy material and the cuffs may not enter the pockets to the same depth as with trousers of light material, yet in either case they will conform to the depth of the pockets so asto be supported with equal security. A further feature of my construction resides in the relative uniform wedg-' ing action of the front and back plates, which is applied along the entire widths of the cuffs as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, thus eliminating the danger of fofming objectionable marks or creases on the exposed surfaces of the cuff.

It will also be evident that my improved-construction does not require the use of spring material, which is not only more expensive but which must be relatively heavy to exert sufficient clamping pressure in order to keep the trousers from slipping out if the resilient pinching action is the sole means of retaining the trousers, as in many hangers. By not pinching the cuffs tightly, unlike spring-clamp hangers, the cuffs dry out readily when wet. By have ing the opening at the front instead of the side the trousers may be inserted more easily and with one hand. If. the opening were at the side the trousers would have to be slipped in edgewise throughout the entire width of the trouser leg, a difficult feat, especially with one hand and without wrinkling the cuffs.

While I have shown and described different desirable embodiments of the invention it is to be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration and this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hanger for trousers comprising a back plate, a pair of front plates, each being less than half as long as the back plate, the outer ends of the front plates being connected with the outer ends of the back plate with the upper edges of the front plates spaced from the upper edge of the back plate and the lower edges of the front plates closely adjacent-to the lower edge of the back plate so as to define elongate pockets of wedge-shaped cross section, the inner ends of the front plates beingspaced apart to provide agap through which the lowerleg portions of the trousers may be inserted into the wedge-V shaped pockets, and means secured to the back plate for supporting the trouser hanger.

2. A hanger for trousers comprising a back plate, a pair of front plates extending therefrom, each of said front plates being less than half as plate and the outer ends of the front plates being so connected that the lower edges of the front plates are relatively close to the lower edges of the back plate and provide narrow slots adapted to freely receive the leg portions of the trousers and the upper edges of said plates being spaced apart to provide wedge-shaped pockets tapered from top to bottom, said pockets being closed at the outer ends and open at the center to receive the cuff portions of the trouser legs, the inner ends of the front plates being spaced apart to permit the introduction of the trousers into said pockets, whereby the cuffs are supported at their ends in the wedge-shaped long as the back plate, the ends of the back 7 pockets, and a hook member attached to the back plate for supporting the trouser hanger.

3. A hanger for :trousers comprising an elongate strip of metal bent at points spaced inwardly from its opposite ends so as to provide a back plate and a pair of front plates extending therefrom, the front plates each being less than half as long as the back plate and having their upper edges spaced from the upper edge of the back plate and their lower edges separated from the lower edge of the back plate by a narrow slot so as to provide elongate pockets of wedgeshaped cross section, the inner ends of the front plate being spaced apart to provide a gap through which the lower leg' portions of the trousers may be inserted into the wedge-shaped pockets, and means secured to the back plate for supporting the trouser hanger.

4. A hanger for trousers comprising a sheet metal back plate rearwardly offset at the central portion from the plane of the end portions thereof to provide a central recess, a pairof front plates also formed from sheet metal, each'of said front plates being less than half as long as the back plate, the ends of the back plate and the outerends of the front plates having triangular shaped. overlapping flanges, means for attaching thev flanges of the front plates to the flanges of the back plate, said back and front plates being held,

by the attachment of said flanges with the loweredges of said plates relatively close together to provide narrow slots adapted to freely receive the leg portions of the trousers and with the upper edges of said plates spaced apart to provide wedge-shaped pockets tapered from top to bottom, said pockets being closed at the outer ends and open at the inner ends adjacent the central recess of the back plate and adapted to receive the cuff portions of the trouser legs, the inner ends of the front plates being spaced apartto permit the introduction of the trousers whereby the cuffs are supported at their ends in the wedgeshaped pockets, and a hook member attached to the back plate for supporting the trouser hanger.

. STANLEY ANTHONY. 

